Looks very tall, any way to make it more compact? This would be great to see come to life.

appearances can be decieving. the top of the body is only about 3/16" higher than the top of a winchester. Which is to be expected, the center line of the barrel is about the same but its larger in diam than a winchester.

If I start trying to crop it down that would mean everything would be nonstandard. as it is a real winchester lever will fit based on dimesions from sketches.